Chherchhera
Celebrated December–January, on Pausha Purnima
Majority Tribe
Gond, Muria, Halba
Where is it celebrated ?
All villages of Bijapur — door-to-door
Unique Characteristics
Children move house-to-house chanting “Chher Chhera, kothi ke dhan la haar dera!” (“open your granary and share the grain”); households gladly distribute freshly harvested rice — a community-binding ritual of generosity